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Junkyard Find: 1964 Ford Fairlane 500 4-Door Sedan

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The 1960 model year saw a trio of brand-new compact Detroit cars ( the Corvair , Valiant and Falcon ) appear to do battle with increasingly popular small imports. Sales were strong, and the Detroit Big Three plus the Kenosha One got busy preparing midsize cars to slide between the compacts and the full - sizers. The 289 is long gone.

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First Three Conditional Loan Commitments Under DOEs ATVM Program go to Ford Motor Company, Nissan Motors and Tesla Motors

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billion for Ford Motor Company; $1.6 The Department plans to make additional loans under this program over the next several months to large and small auto manufacturers and parts suppliers up and down the production chain. Ford Motor Company will receive $5.9 billion to Nissan North America, Inc.; Nissan will receive $1.6

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President Obama Announces 48 Projects to Receive $2.4B in Grants for Next-Generation of Batteries and Electric Vehicles; To be Combined with $2.4B in Industry Cost-Share

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billion in cost-share from the award winners, will result directly in the creation tens of thousands of manufacturing jobs in the US battery and auto industries. Ford Motor Company. Producing a Ford electric drive transaxle with integrated power electronics in an existing Ford transmission facility. Ford Motor Company. $30.

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Where Plug-In Hybrid Conversions (mostly Priuses) Are

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

About CalCars Plug-In Hybrids FAQ How to Get a PHEV Where PHEVs are Car-Makers Say. Below is a chronology of hybrid Toyota Priuses and Ford Escapes that have been converted. Click on images of cars 1, 6-8, or 10-12 for high-resolution images (media may use with credit: CalCars.org). Unless otherwise noted, all are Prius.

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